Fan Yuan

Dr. Fan Yuan is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Ophthalmology at Duke University and a Member of the Duke Cancer Institute. His research focuses on transport analysis in drug and gene delivery, cell and tissue biomechanics, and electric field-mediated gene delivery for cancer and ocular disease therapy.

• Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from City University of New York (1990)
• B.S. and M.S. in Physics from Peking University (1983, 1985)

Research Interests:

• Drug, gene, and vaccine delivery systems
• Pharmacokinetics and transport barriers
• Electroporation and electrotransfer technology
• Tumor pathophysiology and ocular delivery
• Nanoparticle and macromolecule transport

Scientific Contributions:

• Over 100 peer-reviewed publications
• Author of a textbook on Transport Analysis in Biological Systems
• Developed models for tumor microvasculature and ocular drug transport

Scientific Awards:

• Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (2007)
• National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2000)
• SPORE in Breast Cancer Career Development Award (1996)
• IPM Innovative Instrumentation Awards (1993, 1994)

Dr. Yuan’s recent work emphasizes acoustofluidic devices for targeted drug delivery, lysosomal function modulation in vaccine efficiency, and biomechanical analysis of trabecular meshwork in glaucoma research.